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    Gordy Smiff
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    We all have our favourite guitar players, and we all like them for different reasons. But, what about the ones, in your own opinion, don’t deserve the adulation and hero worship that goes hand in hand with being famous.
    I don’t want this to turn into a huge “flaming” session, but here’s my 2 cents: The Edge. Yes, he does have an instantly recognisable sound, but blimey, you’d think he’d have developed a bit more over the years 🙄

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    • #73369
      1bassleft
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      😆 , True. I’d be happy to be over-rated (in fact, I have been. Someone once called my bass playing “distinctly average”)

    • #73382
      noodle69
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      although , on reflection , its better to be over-rated than not rated at all !
      😕

    • #73360
      noodle69
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      have to agree , i dont feel ‘the edge’ has the edge anymore !
      noel gallagher is’n’t really a guitarist , unless you dont play guitar and knofler is a brilliant blue grass player , i saw him at ronnie scotts , about 8or9 yrs ago , he was good , but i’m not a big fan of dire straits !

      i think micheal angelo is a mullet boy ! although he has some interesting runs and licks , he tends to play them continuously to my annoyance ! but i never was a fan of glam rock beyond the 70’s !

      😈

    • #73351
      lee_UK
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      Advantage 1bassleft.

    • #73389
      1bassleft
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      [quote]and of course you will never see a left handed Bassplayer admit an error[/quote]

      Speaking as a moderator, I’ve admitted some atrociously error-ridden posts in the past. Mostly garbles from Lee.

    • #73371
      lee_UK
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      Not often you see a bassplayer admit a mistake, usually its the rest of the band that changed key in the wrong place, and of course you will never see a left handed Bassplayer admit an error.

    • #73384
      Gordy Smiff
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      Double bass post?

      Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Couldn’t resist. 🙂

      Eddie Van Halen and Gwen Stefani…..Fugly. 😯

    • #73378
      Bassman5000
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      sorry for the double post

    • #73388
      Bassman5000
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      Heres a gooder for ya’ll:

      Gavin Rosdale of Bush

      But the lucky some bi*** got Gwen LOL 😀

    • #73345
      Bassman5000
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      Heres a gooder for ya’ll:

      Gavin Rosdale of Bush

      But the lucky some bi*** got Gwen LOL 😀

    • #73349
      BopsAlot
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      IMO, the most over-rated guitar hero ever is Eddie Van Halen. The man has about 10 licks in his bag and nearly repeats entire solos on different songs sometimes. 😆 I think the thing that bothers me is when someone who is very talented squanders it by not putting forth a real effort. Joe Satriani’s last couple albums are kinda like that too…

      By the way, Mark Knopfler has a divine gift for melody, his solo stuff since Dire Straits is quite brilliant. He has a melodic groove that (at times) transcends the limits of what I thought a guitar could do. But I guess I can see how it could be seen as a little boring to some. Not that you were really flaming him bad, though. He did look ridiculous as a rock star with that headband… 😀

    • #73372
      1bassleft
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      I remember Vai playing in Zappa’s band (his big break) and Frank was looking at him like “nice noodles, but what the hell are you actually trying to do?”

      [quote]Creeeeeeeeeeaaaak….Thud..Clunnnk.
      (Thats the sound of the Vai’s music brain working).[/quote]

    • #73377
      lee_UK
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      Hendrix…………………only kidding!

    • #73342
      Tim
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      😯

    • #73374
      Michael
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      You were the only one to ever rate Batio Tim 🙂

    • #73357
      Tim
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      [quote=”Gordy Smiff”]Joe Satriani……….

      And of course that wonderful Scrabble score Yngwie Malmsteen.

      *dons flameproof suit*[/quote]

      See previous post…and add Micheal Angelo

    • #73362
      Gordy Smiff
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      Joe Satriani……….

      And of course that wonderful Scrabble score Yngwie Malmsteen.

      *dons flameproof suit*

    • #73364
      glw
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      Yes, I’ve commented on that before. It does seem a bit lacking in taste.

    • #73385
      Michael
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      Dimebag Darrell. Maybe I’m just disgruntled at Dean’s Dimebag product frenzy.

    • #73381
      Tim
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      Hey 2 people just agreed with me! Woohoo!

      I’m sure Steve Vai is good at what he does but I’m not in the 0.000001% of the population that can tell one Fret-w***er from another so couldn’t possibly comment.

      This isn’t a comment by the way.

    • #73358
      lee_UK
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      Steve Vai.

      Creeeeeeeeeeaaaak….Thud..Clunnnk.
      (Thats the sound of the bunker door closing).

    • #73373
      glw
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      I won’t flame you, Tim. I’m not a Clapton fan.

    • #73353
      Gordy Smiff
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      Oooh, good one! I don’t think anybody could disagree with that.

    • #73343
      Tim
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      As I’m in the mood for getting flamed has Clapton ever done anything Hendrix couldn’t P*** on in his sleep…other than staying alive long enough to go out of fashion?

    • #73354
      Michael
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      Yeah I think it’s just something to do with the way that song is put together, mixes perfectly with the chemicals in my brain.

      What am I on about?

    • #73383
      lee_UK
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      Thats not one of my favs Mike, i dont like Beat Surrender either, Dont like a lot of the style council stuff, very left wing Billy Bragg support the miners influence, But he does have one of the best drummers around.

    • #73359
      Michael
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      The Bitterest Pill will always be my fav. Even the video is a winner.

    • #73375
      lee_UK
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      Wild wood
      Thats Entertainment
      Town called Malice
      Down in the Tubestation at midnight
      When your young
      and so on..

    • #73344
      Michael
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      Broken Stones. Splendid.

    • #73379
      lee_UK
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      [quote=”Gordy Smiff”]Weller? Great rhythm player, no question.
      But a great songwriter? Meh….
      Plagirist of the first order.
      True, there’s nothing new under the sun, especially in the world of rock ‘n’ roll but Start: The Jam
      Taxman: The Beatles.
      The prosecution rests m’lud. :lol:[/quote]

      And Changing man sounds like an ELO tune, and Dear prudence, but there was another 200+ songs he has written, i cant link many of those to other songs.
      Start was just a bassline, the melody and arrangment was different.
      And lyricaly the man is a poet.

    • #73346
      Gordy Smiff
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      Weller? Great rhythm player, no question.
      But a great songwriter? Meh….
      Plagirist of the first order.
      True, there’s nothing new under the sun, especially in the world of rock ‘n’ roll but Start: The Jam
      Taxman: The Beatles.
      The prosecution rests m’lud. 😆

    • #73348
      lee_UK
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      Hence the lifetime acheivment award from ‘The Brits’ this year.
      Have a listen to ‘You do something to me’ the solo is very uncomplicated, lots of space and lifts the song, its one of the best ive heard.

    • #73224
      1bassleft
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      I know Lee likes the chap, so this is in all seriousness…

      I was in a changing room with a new suit when “Wild Wood” piped over. That was my slowest ever change of trousers. Too much is made of the solo widdlers; that man Weller creates a fantastic set of chords and is one of the best, true rhythm, guitarists to exploit them. Oh, and he comes up with a good vocal melody – just to be annoying. The git 🙂

    • #73216
      lee_UK
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      There was just a hint of sarcasm in my reply. I did’nt want to make it too obvious though.

    • #73192
      glw
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      Oh, those magazine polls only reflect who’s popular at the time. If you’re a guitarist in the latest trendy band then you get nominated. It’s nothing to do with ability.

    • #73222
      lee_UK
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      [quote=”glw”]Was he ever rated?[/quote]
      Believe it or not ‘Smash Hits magazine’ poll of 1996 had him above Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page by a long shot, and rightly so, he has a very unique style of playing which is very hard to mimic…. unless you used to be in the Beatles or a Beatles tribute.

      ‘99.9% of topic reply statistical analystical data is made up on the spur of the moment’

    • #73210
      glw
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      Was he ever rated?

    • #73201
      Gordy Smiff
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      Noel Gallagher anyone?

    • #73217
      lee_UK
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      Gary Moore, the only thing that changes about him is the image.

    • #73211
      glw
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      Too many to mention… I suppose it’s all down to personal taste. They may be accomplished players but it doesn’t mean we have to like what they do.

    • #73193
      1bassleft
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      Fair point, Gordy. I have the same complaint about Adam Clayton on bass. 80s headband-sporting Sultan of Dull (Mark Knopfler) gets my nod as the most over-talked about.

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